Exhibitions

Charmaine Watkiss: Legacy

Abbot Hall Art Gallery

20 July – 28 December 2024 Abbot Hall presents Legacy, a solo exhibition by contemporary artist Charmaine…

Reflections on Water by Cumbria Printmakers

Brantwood

23 March – 19 May 2024 Set against the breathtaking backdrop of our Cumbrian…


Of Truth of Water by Frances Hatch

Brantwood

15 March – 13 July 2024 An exhibition of plein air paintings in water-based…

Sublime Symmetry: William De Morgan

Blackwell The Arts & Crafts House

1 March – 6 October 2024 Sublime Symmetry is an exhibition featuring 60 pots,…


Claude Cahun: Beneath this Mask

Abbot Hall Art Gallery

23 March – 3 August 2024 An exhibition of striking photographs exploring the complexities…

Blackwell: the Arts & Crafts House

Blackwell The Arts & Crafts House

Blackwell offers a  snapshot of early 20th-century living. Designed by architect Mackay Hugh Baillie…


Abbot Hall Collections

Abbot Hall Art Gallery

Abbot Hall is one of Britain’s preeminent small art galleries, set in a Grade…

Brantwood – The World of John Ruskin

Brantwood

Brantwood offers an insight into the world of John Ruskin and the last 28…


George Romney Reframed

Abbot Hall Art Gallery

Permanent Display One of the world’s greatest portrait painters is honoured in his home…

Museum of Lakeland Life Collections & Exhibitions

Museum of Lakeland Life and Industry

The Lakeland Museum is currently closed for redevelopment.     Based in Kendal, close…


Schwitters

Armitt Museum & Library

In the Lake District, landscape and culture are inextricably entwined.  For 200 years, the…

George Romney

Abbot Hall Art Gallery

Permanent Display On display in the Georgian interiors downstairs at Abbot Hall is a…